Treasure Chest Thursday~Marriage of Tobias A. Huneycutt and Elizabeth Mariam ‘Mary Ann’ Huneycutt

There is much confusion around who my 2nd Great Grand Uncle Tobias A. Huneycutt married. Some say he married:
Elizabeth Mariam ‘Mary Ann’ Hunnycutt
other say
Esther Clementine Weant
and still others say he married both women.

First, there are two (2) Tobias Huneycutt both born about the same time. 
 
Tobias #1

My 2nd Great Grand Uncle was Tobias A. Huneycutt, son of Marcus Honeycut and Charity Dry.
Tobias A, Huneycutt was married in November 1852 to Elizabeth Mariam ‘Mary Ann’ Hunnycutt, daughter of Andrew Jackson Hunneycutt and Mary Ann ‘Polly’ Crayton. They were married in Stanly County, North Carolina. ¹
 


In 1850, Tobias A. Hunnycutt was unmarried and living with his parents in Stanly County. I have found no evidence that this Tobias served in the Civil War. ²

After the War he moved his family to Mecklenburg County and can be found in the 1870 census for Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. Tobias A. and Elizabeth had 7 children; 2 sons and 5 daughters. ³

1870 CENSUS: Charlotte City Ward 2, Mecklenburg, North Carolina; Roll: M593_1148; Image: 149; Family History Library Film: 552647, Page: 73A (stamped); Line 32, Dwelling 112, Family 113; Tobias HUNECUTT, male, age 46, born in NC; Elizabeth HUNECUTT, Wife, age 28, born in NC; Rufus HUNECUTT, Son, age 20, born in NC; Jackson HUNECUTT, Son, age 17, born in NC; Mary HUNECUTT, Daughter, age 15, born in NC; Sarah HUNECUTT, Daughter, age 13, born in NC; Susan HUNECUTT, Daughter, age 10, born in NC; Maggie HUNECUTT, Daughter, age 8, born in NC and Tobitha HUNECUTT, Daughter, age 1, born in NC.
 
Tobias A. Huneycutt died between 1870 and 1880.
 
1880 CENSUS: Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina; Roll: 972; Family History Film: 1254972; Enumeration District: 106; Image: 0040; Page: 307C (stamped); Line 23, Dwelling 255, Family NL; Elizabeth HUNEYCUTT, Female, age 47, born in NC; Sarah J. HUNEYCUTT, Daughter, age 22, born in NC; Maggie E. HUNEYCUTT, Daughter, age 17, born in NC and Tabitha L. HUNEYCUTT, Daughter, age 11, born in NC.
 
Elizabeth Mariam ‘Mary Ann’ Huneycutt died about June 1885. Her WILL can be found in Will Book 'L', page 138-140, dated 7 May 1885. ^{4 5}

Tobias #2

The second Tobias Honeycutt, served and died for his country. He was born about 1825-1827 in Rowan County, North Carolina. He married in Rowan County on 15 Mat 1848 Esther Clementine Weant, b. abt 1830. ⁶








The parents of this Tobias Honeycutt are not known.

He enlisted into the Civil War, serving at Salisbury Prison where he died. Tobias and Esther had 5 children; 4 daughters and a son. ⁷

HONEYCUTT, TOBIAS, Private
                Enlisted at Salisbury at age 40, January 1, 1864, for the war.
Reported present in May-June 1864.Hospitalized at Salisbury.
Died in hospital in Salisbury on August 23, 1864, of “remit[tent}fever.” NC Troops 1961-1865, A Roster, Vol 19, page 251

Esther was still living in 1880 and died sometime after 1880 and before 1900. ⁸ 

1880 CENSUS: Franklin, Rowan, North Carolina; Roll: 980; Family History Film: 1254980; Enumeration District: 236; Image: 0479, Page: 238C(stamped); Line 5, Dwelling 255, Family 263; E. C. HONEYCUTT, female, age 53, born in NC.

Two different women; two different families thus two men with the same name. One died in the war; the other died between 1870 and 1880.











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[1] "North Carolina, Marriages Index, 1741-2011," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 5 June 1015), Marriage: Elizabeth M Hunnycutt and Tobian A Hunnycutt, Marriage Date: 7 Nov 1852.
[2] 1850 Census, Stanly County, North Carolina, population schedule, Furrs, Stanly County, North Carolina, Page: 38B; Line 28, Dwelling 542, Family 545, Household of Mark HONEYCUTT; online database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 31 July 2015); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, Roll 645.
[3] 1870 Census, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, population schedule, Charlotte City Ward 2, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, Page: 73A (stamped); Line 32, Dwelling 112, Family 113, Household of Tobias Huneycutt; online database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed`15 Aug 2015 ); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication M593, Roll 1148.
[4] 1880 U. S. Census, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, population schedule, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 106, Page: 307C (stamped); Line 23, Dwelling 255, Family NL, Household of Elizabeth HUNEYCUTT; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 28 February 2016); citing National Archives Microfilm T9, Roll 972.
[5] Stanly County, North Carolina, North Carolina, Estate Files, 1663-1979, Elizabeth M. Honeycutt; digital images, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.org: viewed, copied 29 February 2016); Will Book 'L', pages 137-140.
[6] "North Carolina, Marriages Index, 1741-1868," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 26 February 2016), Marriage -Tobias Honeycut and Esther C Weant.
[7] Louis H. Manarin, North Carolina Troops, 1861-1865: A Roster (Raleigh, North Carolina: Office of Archives and History, 2013), volume 19, page 251, Private TOBIAS HONEYCUTT.
[8] 1880 U. S. Census, Rowan County, North Carolina, population schedule, Franklin, Rowan, North Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 236, Page: 238C(stamped; Line 5, Dwelling 255, Family 263, Household of E. C. HONEYCUTT; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 28 February 2016); citing National Archives Microfilm T9, Roll 0980.